Urban AirshipWomen's Job Satisfaction (5=very satisfied)

4.0

100%

say women are treated fairly and equally to men

100%

would recommend to other women

May 2016

One of the most supportive enviornments I've worked in both personally and professionally. We are able to be flexible with women not only coming back from leave but the reality if being a working parent with sick kids. The flexibility, understanding (from not only my manager but all levels of leadership), and balance are why I have chosen to stay. I feel I have opportunity in my job to grow and learn, but also be home for dinner and bedtime.

Job Satisfaction Level

4.0

Recent Salary

$80k-$100k

Recent Bonus

Not eligible for bonus

Are Women and Men Treated Equally?

Yes

Took Maternity Leave Here? (Weeks)

8 paid / 4 unpaid

combo of paid parental leave and STD

Work-Life Balance Friendly?

Hours, Culture

One Thing Employer Could Improve

It has more to do with company growth and profitability. Without these things we are unable to move forward on some fronts as far as hiring and systems improvement.

M&T Bank CorporationWomen's Job Satisfaction (5=very satisfied)

3.7

33%

say women are treated fairly and equally to men

67%

would recommend to other women

February 2016

The company just introduced a new Parental Leave policy that offers 12 full weeks of leave to employees who have been with the company at least a year. The policy can be used interchangeably between mother and father but one has to be designated as the primary caregiver. They also recently started installing permanent Nursing Mothers rooms at corporate locations across the footprint. Still a lot of issues to work out here (scheduling, volume, etc) but both items were rolled out less than 2 months ago so I expect to see some improvements down the road.
We just finished up performance reviews and I saw no sign of promotions being distributed unfairly or with bias towards a particular gender. However, this is the banking industry and it would be ignorant to say that this is a fair playground. There is definitely a "old boys club" feel in the air.
All in all, a great company to work for that is always looking for ways to make employees happy. Like any large company, it takes a second to get things rolling.

UCLA seems no better and no worse than other large research universities in terms of treatment of women. Visit your department and talk to people before you take the position.
Having a child while a post-doc at UCLA was in some ways wonderful and in other ways terrible. On the plus side were massive amounts of flexibility and top-notch onsite daycare. On the minus, those massive amounts of flexibility have a career cost, especially if you're on a short-term appointment.
Also, be careful when reading HR policies. Plenty of them do not apply to post-docs. I had a child during my second year of post-doc, but during my first year I had been paid entirely via a grant. My title and employment status changed after the first year. I had not been in my *new* position for 1 year at the time I took leave, so UCLA said that I was not eligible for FMLA. We worked out another arrangement so that in the end I did take 6 weeks or so, but there was no official policy supporting that.